It is the Greek version of the Old Persian name Xšaya-ṛšā which is today known in Modern Persian as Khashayar.

Persian name for xerxes. 519 bce died 465 Persepolis Iran Persian king 486465 bce the son and successor of Darius I. The Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament uses the name Artaxerxes which further complicates the issue for there were two Persian rulers by that name. Xerxes was the title of several Persian rulers.

Xerxes I of Persia reigned 486465 BC. The Name Encyclopaedia Iranica. Xerxes de OliveiraBrazilian music producer.

Xerxes as a boys name is of Persian origin and the meaning of Xerxes is monarch. Xerxes is the common Greek Xérxēs and Latin form Xerxes Xerses of the Achaemenid throne-name which in Old Persian is spelled x-š-y-a-r-š-a with the initial a - of the second element being spread into medial position and must be. Xerxes I also known as Xerxes the Great was a 5th century Achaemenid king of the Persian empire.

He is best known for his massive invasion of Greece from across the Hellespont 480 bce a campaign marked by the battles of Thermopylae Salamis and Plataea. A derivative of Xšaya is xshaêtahe xshaêta which means radiant shining or majestic. Xerxes is a male name.

Artaxerxes I 465424 BC and Artaxerxes II 404359 BC. The Persian name of Xerxes was spelled in the Old Persian cuneiform script as x-š-y-a-r-š-a meaning he who rules over warriors Most of what we know about the life and times of Xerxes comes from two ancient Greek sources both of which are nowadays considered to be masterpieces of classical literature. He was known in the Middle East as Xerxes or Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes.

Xerxes6thcentury Sasanian prince who distinguished himself in his war against the Byzantine Empire. Xerex also is a Non-Persian Avestan name. XERXES name of two Achaemenid rulers and of some later princes.